Saturday, August 18, 2007

Random London




















So I know I really haven't given very many updates lately, and I do apologize. The reason being simply the fact that life isn't that interesting at the moment. I've been working 6 days a week, I've kind of fallen into a Londoner routine (ie. catching the tube, putting my iPod on, ignoring everyone, sleeping, eating etc.) Not the most glamourous life in the world, but that's alright. The good thing is working so much has kept me out of trouble, so I haven't been spending a lot. In the meantime though, my friend Kirsty arrived from Canada (she's living with me), a friend from high school was here (Jenna), and just yesterday another friend, Tom, has arrived. He's on his way to Slovakia to go to theatre school, but decided to visit Kirsty and I (and brought me root beer and Crown Royal..yeah!!) So here's some random pics, hope you like! PS: also found a Canada store yesterday, bought some KD, Mr. Noodles, Barq's Root Beer, and Twizzlers. Very Nice!! If I don't get the pics up right away, I apologize. My battery's almost dead in my camera, will do what I can!









Pics:


1) View from my tube station at work


2) Planet Hollywood London (work)


3) The 'Gurkan,' neatest modern architecture in London business district


4) Kirsty and I at our neighbourhood pub, the Prospect of Whitby


5) Me at Tower Bridge


6) Kirsty and I on Tower Bridge


7) Jenna and I






8) My Street



9) My shopping at Canada Shop: KD, Mr. Noodles, Twizzlers, Barqs



10) Me making KD



11) Tom and I with CR and A&W



12) St. Paul's Cathedral at night



13) St. Paul's Cathedral taken from Millenium Bridge at night

Visiting family in Stevenage and Cambridge








A few weeks ago I went to visit my Dad's Aunt Jean and his cousins in Stevenage. It was really great seeing them all again, I haven't seen them since I was a little boy when they came to Canada. And I tell ya, I haven't drank so much tea in my life!!! It was really nice, we had a good visit, Rob and I went up to Cambridge for the day, took a 'punt' boat tour (punt is like the gondola's in Venice, or similar at least). Cambridge is beautiful, I think even better than Oxford.



Pics:


1) King's College Chapel in Cambridge

2) Mathematics Bridge

3) King's College

4) Mark, Aunt Jean, Simon and Rob (L-R)

5) The boys and I

6) Mark, Aunt Jean and I